[UniQuaria] Relocating a 60 gallon tank
For what it’s worth, I’ve had good results when moving tanks without taking any of the old water with me. (The only exception was my saltwater tank.)
- Trevor
Sissy Sathre wrote: > If your going yo remove the gravel, then gravel vac it as good as you > can, plants make the gravel a little messy. > Scoop out the gravel in buckets, but keep it wet. Take 1/2 of the old > water with you. Replace the plants and fish, then add new water slowly. > Sissy Sathre > DBA Aquariums By Sissy > www.aquariumsbysissy.com > > —– Original Message —– > *From:* Lianne Martin > *To:* UniQuaria@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:19 PM > *Subject:* Re: [UniQuaria] Relocating a 60 gallon tank > > Sissy - your note was helpful to me as well, as I am soon going to be > moving. It will be a short move, about 1/2 an hour from our house. We > have a 125 gallon tank, acrylic. It’s *heavy*. I don’t think we’ll > be able > to move it with our additional 120lbs of gravel in it. Do you > suggest the > method you describe below, but transporting buckets of gravel one > by one > instead of gravel in the tank? I know the gravel has to remain wet > so the > bacteria doesn’t die. > > This is a fairly heavily planted tank too, and we are actually looking > forward to the chance to add some fert. to our substrate, so it > may work out > in the end for us. > > Thanks! > > Lianne > > ———————————————————————— > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.21/1458 - Release Date: > 5/21/2008 7:21 AM > >
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